International Journal of Dentistry has retracted the article titled “Risk Factors of Periodontal Disease: Review of the Literature” [1]. Since the publication of the article, a significant amount of overlap has been identified with existing publications. The significant sources are listed in the references as [2–5].
The author was asked for clarification but did not provide a response. It is therefore being retracted with the agreement of the editorial board.
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